Experienced Supply Chain Executive
Resume:
Charles W. Goebel
Williamsburg, VA 23185
757-***-****(home) 757-***-****(cell)
E-mail **********@***.***
Experienced process oriented supply chain executive delivering outstanding results in safety/regulatory compliance, plant improvement, productivity and profitability enhancement and revenue growth at the national and global levels in the chemical manufacturing and ethanol industries.
Background and Summary of Accoumplishments:
2007 – 2010 Delta-T Corporation
Director of Technical Services, Corporate Office, Williamsburg VA
Built and managed the Technical Services Department consisting of over 40 engineers, technicians, trainers, technical writers, and contractors. Safely implemented the startup of 22 Ethanol plants within a 20 month period. Additional responsibilities: interfaced with project management on project status, commissioning progress and startup timing; provided direction and leadership for operations manual development, training program development, customer service and warranty program structure; provided technical assistance to customer plant operations.
Accomplishments:
•Recruited a team of experienced engineers and operators to safely start up ethanol plants globally. Established organizational structure and expectations to implement 22 safe and successful startups in 20 months.
•Developed and implemented an industry leading training program for new plant operators.
•Implemented a departmental business plan to transform itself from a cost center to a revenue generating department. Generated over $800,000 in new business for the organization.
•Updated business practices to capture cost savings and ensure budgetary conformance without reducing the effectiveness or the quality of deliverables. Savings exceeded $200,000.
•Developed an improvement process to capture lessons learned for implementation at the next startup.
•Mentored employees in the area of customer relations and cross-selling service abilities to improve their business development skills.
2006 – 2007 VeraSun Energy
Plant Manager, Charles City, IA
Responsible for monitoring the construction of VeraSun’s third 110MM gallon facility while implementing all phases of the plant’s startup plan.
Accomplishments:
•Developed and implemented the plant’s staffing strategy including salary administration plan. The plant’s organizational structure reached optimum staffing levels prior to start up for the first time in company history.
•Documented the process to provide repeatability for future plants.
•Developed and implemented the training strategy for new employees and for all new plants.
•Developed the startup strategy for the plant and initiated implementation to provide Verasun its most successful startup.
•Mentored a lesser experienced Plant Manager during a period when the plant was struggling to meet production expectations.
1990 – 2006 Nalco Chemical Company
Plant Manager, Scott, LA
Responsible for all plant operations for Nalco’s fast growing market.
Accomplishments:
•Planned, justified and monitored construction of plant expansion.
•Evaluated and proposed a successful salary administration program which reduced employee turnover drastically.
•Implemented process improvements to reduce production costs by $100,000 and simplified raw material supply.
Director of Business Operations, Corporate Office, Naperville, IL
Managed global P & L operation and reporting for Nalco’s Integrated Channels group.
Accomplishments:
•Identified technical weaknesses in product line. The solution generated $220,000 in new business during the first year.
•Stepped in and provided leadership for a critical strategic account when the new account initiative was struggling.
•Provided strategic communication between the business unit and the supply chain.
Director of Packaging Systems, Corporate Office, Naperville, IL
Responsible for Nalco’s largest physical asset.
Accomplishments:
•Developed and implemented the first and only global Porta Feed physical inventory successfully accounting for 92% of all units built.
•Developed a preventive maintenance program for the 80,000 plus units in North America.
•Established an analytical culture within the group as a way of reducing freight cost by over $1,000,000.
•Educated business unit leaders on the impact of container operating practices to their P & L resulting in $300,000 in savings.
Plant Manager, Bedford Park, IL
Managed all aspects of Nalco’s largest and most complex plant.
Accomplishments:
•Increased the critical customer on-time shipment metric from worst to first in the company within six month timeframe, and continued steady improvement each month as we learned a new ERP system.
•Effectively changed the plant culture during SAP startup to a culture of personal initiative and responsibility.
•Developed and implemented a back haul model for Delivery Systems (trucking operations) which delivered a $250,000 freight saving within the first year. The concept was expanded across North America increasing the saving to over $2,000,000 in the next year.
•Built the model as part of a cross-functional team evaluating all North America plants for a strategic footprint study during the integration and consolidation of Nalco’s and Calgon’s manufacturing operations resulting in a $5 million savings annually.
•Provided leadership to the plant’s community involvement initiatives.
Technical Manager, Garyville, LA
Managed the Engineering and Quality Control departments of Nalco’s fastest growing plant.
Accomplishments:
•Implemented the first “hands-free” reactor cleaning project reducing cycle time by 20%. This increased production capacity and eliminated the need for additional capital investment in the short term.
•Supervised an acrylamide expansion to increase production by 15%.
Plant Superintendent, Carson , CA
Responsible for all plant operations of Nalco’s west coast plant.
Accomplishments:
•Achieved ISO 9001 certification.
•Improved plant raw material handling which reduced cycle time of the products by an average of 42%.
•Achieved the company’s highest level of statistically capable production at 60% of total.
•Integrated a plant and a warehouse in to the Carson plant as we streamlined our west coast operations.
Process Engineer, Garyville, LA
1987 – 1990 Georgia Pacific
Process Engineer, Port Hudson, LA
1982 – 1987 Nalco Chemical Company
District Representative, Baton Rouge, LA
Education:
B. S. Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas
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